Wood Group (J) Regulatory News (WG.)

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY

A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR

MORE

Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the "Code")

1.

KEY INFORMATION

(a)

Full name of discloser:

Barclays PLC.

(b)

Owner or controller of interest and short

positions disclosed, if different from 1(a):

(c)

Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose

JOHN WOOD GROUP PLC

relevant securities this form relates:

(d)

If an exempt fund manager connected with an

offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of

offeror/offeree:

(e)

Date position held/dealing undertaken:

04 May 2023

(f)

In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making

NO

disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer?

2.

POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

(a)

Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree

to which the disclosure relates following the dealing(if any)

Class of relevant security:

4 2/7p ordinary

Interests

Short Positions

Number

(%)

Number

(%)

(1)

Relevant securities owned

and/or controlled:

21,155,463

3.06%

8,012,310

1.16%

(2)

Cash-settled derivatives:

and/or controlled:

7,822,485

1.13%

21,100,254

3.05%

(3)

Stock-settled derivatives (including options)

and agreements to purchase/sell:

0

0.00%

0

0.00%

TOTAL:

28,977,948

4.19%

29,112,564

4.21%

(b)

Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors and other executive

options)

Class of relevant security in relation to

which subscription right exists

Details, including nature of the rights

concerned and relevant percentages:

3.

DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE EXEMPT PRINCIPAL TRADER

(a)

Purchases and sales

Class of relevant

Purchase/sale

Number of

Price per unit

security

securities

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

99

2.2060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

482

2.2260 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

618

2.1997 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

716

2.2080 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,341

2.2220 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,441

2.2302 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,579

2.2180 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

1,799

2.2120 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

2,623

2.2152 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

3,370

2.2309 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

4,318

2.2280 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

6,799

2.2240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,515

2.2175 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

9,928

2.2000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,352

2.2140 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

11,805

2.2137 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

12,289

2.2256 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

19,649

2.2126 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

20,387

2.2258 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

21,413

2.2013 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

24,678

2.1998 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

44,884

2.2200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

49,312

2.2211 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

68,042

2.2373 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

113,222

2.2219 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Purchase

270,821

2.2100 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

99

2.2060 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,272

2.2300 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,392

2.2126 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,475

2.2277 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,579

2.2180 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

1,799

2.2120 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,408

2.2280 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

2,628

2.2200 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

9,321

2.2153 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

10,378

2.2240 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,011

2.2220 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

11,352

2.2140 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

13,354

2.2088 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

23,754

2.2096 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

42,403

2.2201 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

48,770

2.2103 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

50,021

2.2000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

131,392

2.2113 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

148,402

2.2138 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

Sale

272,018

2.2100 GBP

(b)

Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of

Product

Nature of dealing

Number of

Price per

relevant

description

reference

unit

security

securities

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

356

2.2320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

2,097

2.2194 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

3,798

2.2040 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

4,331

2.2178 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

26,906

2.2088 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

42,701

2.2101 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Long

49,048

2.2000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

93,807

2.2153 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Long

131,392

2.2113 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

86

2.2220 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

269

2.2221 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

712

2.2320 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

CFD

Short

973

2.2000 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,379

2.2120 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

1,910

2.2280 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

8,323

2.2264 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

11,313

2.2151 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

25,937

2.2245 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

49,312

2.2211 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

59,719

2.2389 GBP

4 2/7p ordinary

SWAP

Short

76,761

2.2229 GBP

(c)

Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i)

Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class

Product

Writing,

Number

Exercise

Type

Expiry

Option

of

description

purchasing,

of

price

date

money

relevant

selling,

securities

per unit

paid/

security

varying etc

to which

received

option

per unit

relates

(ii)

Exercising

Class of relevant

Product description

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of

Exercise price per

security

securities

unit

(d)

Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant

Nature of Dealings

Details

Price per unit (if

security

applicable)

4.

OTHER INFORMATION

(a)

Indemnity and other dealings arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding,

formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal

or refrain from dealing entered into by the exempt principal trader making the disclosure and any party

to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:

NONE

(b)

Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between

the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:

(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or

(ii) the voting rights of future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which

any derivative is referenced:

NONE

(c)

Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:

05 May 2023

Contact name:

Large Holdings Regulatory Operations

Telephone number:

020 3134 7213